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UPDATE As Delta Variant Spreads, Hospital Visits for “Flu-Like Symptoms” Among 0 to 4-Year-Olds Increase

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread, and as The Hill reported that most U.S. states are seeing a spike in COVID cases over the last two weeks, an analysis of the latest COVID-19 case data across the City shows that emergency hospital visits among the 0 to 4 age group having flu-like symptoms have increased.   According to New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOH), the following chart, Chart 1, denotes the trend in emergency hospital visits (not admissions) for people who visited the emergency department with clinical signs and symptoms consistent with


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MTA & DOT Prepares as Heavy Rain Expected on Monday Afternoon & Evening

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The MTA announced it is taking a series of measures to prepare for storms forecast to bring heavy rain and high wind gusts to the New York City area on Monday afternoon, July 12, which are expected to cause flash flooding conditions to the region on Monday from 3 p.m.   The MTA is also encouraging customers to take extra precautions when traveling during storms, or avoid unnecessary travel.   Demetrius Crichlow, acting senior vice president for subways at New York City Transit said the group wanted to encourage people to be safe and smart. “Our crews are prepared


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Fordham Manor: Search for Family of Unidentified Elderly Woman Admitted to Hospital

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the elderly, Hispanic woman seen in the attached photo.   On Wednesday, July 7, the woman was transported by ambulance in stable condition and uninjured from the vicinity of 9 Fordham Hill Oval in Fordham Manor to New York-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital for evaluation. A security guard at Fordham Hill told Norwood News the woman walked through the pictured security gates.   She is 5 foot, 3 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds and speaks Spanish. She is unable to provide information about her identity. Anyone with information with


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: Two Men Now Arrested in June Fatal Shooting of 29-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have made a further arrest in the murder case of Katherine Diop, 29, who was killed in Fordham Manor in June 2021.   As previously reported, on Wednesday, June 16, at approximately 11.24 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at East 194th Street and Marion Avenue, in Fordham Manor, in the 52nd precinct.   Upon arrival, officers observed two individuals with gunshot wounds: a 31-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds about his body, and a 29-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her torso.   EMS also responded to the location


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UPDATE Arrest Made in Murder of 16-Year-Old Boy in Mount Hope

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirm they have made two arrests in the murder case of 16-year-old Ramon Gil-Medrano of Crotona Parkway who was shot in Mount Hope on July 11. Police responded to a 911 call regarding a person who had been shot at East 178th Street and Valentine Avenue in Mount Hope in the 46th precinct on Sunday, July 11, at approximately 11.36 p.m.   Upon arrival, police observed an unidentified adult man in front of 361 East 178th Street with gunshot wounds to his head and chest. EMS also responded and transported the man to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was


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UPDATE Police Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont

By DAVID GREENE
  Police have made an arrest following the fatal shooting in July of 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont.   After several days of rain, and several weeks after the lifting of COVID-19 movement restrictions, hundreds of residents had gathered at one end of Belmont to watch the final of a European soccer tournament, while at the other end of the neighborhood, another large crowd watched, in horror, the aftermath of a shooting that took the life of the Belmont teen.   According to police, and as previously reported, the shooting took place at 3:18 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, outside 743


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13-Year-Old Boy Shot in Belmont, Dies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police responded to a 911 call regarding a person who had been shot in front of 743 East 187th Street in Belmont, in the 48th precinct, on Sunday, July 11, at approximately 3.18 p.m.   Upon arrival, police observed a 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his chest and leg. EMS also responded and transported the youth to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing. The deceased has been identified as Jaryan Elliot of Belmont, The Bronx.   There was a lot of activity on the


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UPDATE: COVID-19 Delta Variant Spotlights Vaccine Hesitancy in the Bronx Once Again

  The following is an extended version of the story that recently appeared in our print edition.   Like many New Yorkers, Dilletta Pina, a 70-year-old retiree from Norwood, worries about the highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant. To stay safe, Pina never leaves her house without a mask, diligently washes her hands, and practices social distancing. But, like some of her fellow Bronxites, there is one step she’s not yet ready to take, and that’s getting the COVID-19 vaccine.   According to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, compared to other boroughs, as reported, the Bronx


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Consecration of African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park on Juneteenth

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
  In gratitude for the sacrifice of the African Ancestors who built what is now Van Cortlandt Park, the African Burial Ground located within the park, was consecrated during a special, live-streamed Juneteenth ceremony on June 19.   Cultural consultant, Peggy King Jorde, hosted the proceedings. According to newjersey.com, King Jorde has been involved in memorializing and preserving African burial grounds for nearly 30 years, after what started as a one-time project on a Manhattan site during her time working in the design and construction office of former New York City mayor, the late David Dinkins. That work grew into


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